Ultium Cells, a joint venture of South Korean-based LG Energy Solution and General Motors (GM), recently announced more than $2.3 billion in investment. This investment is undertaken to build its second battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States (US) in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Ultium Cells plans to build the new plant on land leased […]
Seven prominent global automakers – BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, and Stellantis NV – are forming a joint venture (JV) to expedite the shift to electric vehicle in North America, to enhance the convenience, accessibility, and reliability of EV charging. The joint venture will encompass the creation of a new high-powered […]
Auto giant General Motors has announced the finalization of energy sourcing agreements required to secure 100% of the energy needed to power all its US facilities by 2025. This is in line with the accelerated target which is five years ahead of the 2030 target announced in early 2021. Through this, GM expects to avoid […]
Ultium Cells – the new joint venture by General Motors and LG Energy Solutions is expected to give a fillip to lithium ion battery cell production in America after the US Department Of Energy (DOE) has announced granting it a loan of $2.5 billion. The DOE has said that is in the process of reviving […]
Arafura Resources Limited and GE Renewable Energy have signed an MoU to forget a partnership in the set up of a sustainable supply chain for Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) central to energy transition. The parties are looking at negotiating a long-term sales agreement for GE to purchase NdPr from Arafura’s Nolans Project in central Australia. The agreement […]
China’s BYD has seized Tesla’s crown as the world’s biggest EV producer. This comes as a consequence of the number of sales reflected in the first six months of 2022, as per July 5 filing by the company. The Shenzhen-based carmaker sold about 641,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs), including electric vehicles and hybrids, in the […]
South Korean company LG Electronics has revealed securing $6.1 billion worth of new orders for electric vehicle (EV) parts and solutions. This figure is from the first half of 2022 and signifies that the company’s new growth engine is making headways. The fresh orders are believed to be for invehicle infotainment system and its telematics […]
Japanese Consumer durable, Sony has signed an agreement with automobile major Honda Motor on June 16 to equally own a joint venture that will start selling electric cars in 2025. Both the companies will invest 5 billion yen ($37.52 million) each in the JV, first announced in March this year and named Sony Honda Mobility. […]
The American electric vehicle manufacturers are devising means that could help the faster adoption of electric vehicles and seamless growth of the EV sector in the USA at a time when the European and Chinese electric vehicle markets are booming. In a fresh development, Chief Executive Officers of General Motors, Ford Motor, Stellantis and Toyota […]
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